Ready. Steady. Go!

I have been awake since 9 am Wednesday morning, and honestly speaking I am in no hurry to go to sleep yet.

At this very point of time, I would say that I’m feeling rather strange. On the one hand, I’m really excited about going to Shanghai, but on the other hand, I’m feeling very worried and scared because I’m going there for so long. They all say one year passes very quickly – let’s see in one year’s time would I be saying it’s been too fast or it should have been faster!

These last couple of days have been wonderful for me – I have friends coming up to me wishing me all the best for the trip. Even the Comp Club advisor Colin has given me some very encouraging words. Then other friends, some old ones, some new ones, have made it a point to organise gatherings to send me off. Some of them even went to the extent of sponsoring my last Mambo before going off (though I did pay them back – I don’t think it was nice to use other people’s money for my own enjoyment). For all that everyone has done for me for these past few couple of weeks, I thank all of you from the bottom of my heart. It could be a simple handshake or MSN message, or something sumptous like a grand dinner. But I feel that everyone around me truly wishes the best for me, and I really can’t thank them enough.

Now that I’m going to embark on a new chapter in my life, I’m sure I’ll be facing with a lot of dififculties and uncertainties. Though I’ve always been adaptable to new environment, I guess it would still take some getting used to. But with 11 other friends along side me, and many more that I’ll meet throughout this one year, I’m sure I’m not going to be alone. And you bet I’ll live this one year in Shanghai to the fullest.

The technology has advanced so much that I’m always contactable online – so I guess it’s not even saying goodbye from me… it’s just me saying hello to all of you at another place on Earth!